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it were even better to put a wrong species with it than — in 
this dangerous tribe the example of 4Ag* muscarius of Linn 
sufficient example which having by later Botanists been aliibied 
into many species they would give a confidence that all but that 
allowed to stand with the Linn name may be wholesome species 
and thus be poisoned by co nfiding in a aban nicety. The 
present agaric has been multiplied into too many species which is 
the more unfortunate as those looked up to for the best Ebeetiation 
on the subject will acid feel a confidence in the learned authors 
who treated on the subje It was considered as a new species by 
subject then at all. : on plate.—* hiteris when 
the gluten is dryed into a varnish Bull4 fig 2”—12 on plate, 
‘* semiorbicularis Bull, 422, 138, fig from its form” ‘globatus 
Batsch 110 and Withs-” ‘The synonems will show how much 
they have been confounded and divided.’ A little over three lines 
of the notes are pencilled i ontee is a second drawing of 
A, semiglobatus with seven single examples, a group of three, also 
two coloured sections ere in auiplionte, another drawing of three 
examples partly coloured, and a pencil ske oe of two specimens 
which may be referred donbtfally to this specie 
412. SrErEum purpurEuM P. The seuial is a finely executed 
coloured drawing 4 in. larger than the plate, with a background of 
moss omitted in the e plate. The dark salmon-coloured g gilis on the 
plate are correctly drawn as a plain surface, and coloured pale slate 
on the original. There are no gills in Stereum 
ere is a second drawing by T. Purton in the British Museum 
of what may be this, or anew species. Berkeley has written upon it, 
«* Stereum purpureum P. var.” It represents a beautiful snow- white 
plant, zoned near the white margin with a black line. Someti 
purpureum may be seen white after being bleached by the sun, but [ 
have never seen it with a narrow, shee n, black zone near the edge. 
The drawing is on one leaf of a letter from Purton to Sowerby, 
which reads :—‘‘ Alcester May 81.1810 Dear Sir I have received 
yesterday. I really believe it will be found, to be a new Auricularia 
at least I cannot discover any description om the british species 
which at all corresponds with my specimen. The upper surface is 
snow-white, woolly, frosted over like a bride-Cake the 
ubstance the black zone with the white edge gives it a very 
elegant and beautiful appearance, the under side is purplish brown, 
| end he fern 
with its appendages as soon as I can. Iam Dear Sir very faithfully 
* imbricated. 
